Rude bits

Oops that should be Michael

I don't like anatomical words for small children. If parents teach their 2 year olds to say vulva and penis they should also use buttocks and abdomen instead of bottom and tummy.
Willy and tuppence in our family for little ones, I wouldn't refer to a 2 year old's as her fanny, nor would I use it to a doctor when meaning my own bits.
Sorry for lowering the tone!

My mum called our girlie bits an omptypom! My daughter and I have had a lot of laughs over the years as her dad was a Belgian and so is her hubby and they can never get the pronunciation right. But it is a great word as nobody else has a clue of what you are talking about!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I remember hearing that saying Ana!
My DS call his a dingle. No idea why. My DGS also uses this word. With both my daughters we called it "pinny". Again no idea why!

ng when given we always refer to minny for little girls and winky for little boys ...my nan had other ideas mine was always referred to as a moneybox made life very confusing when given money for your moneybox ...

I call mine 'Mary' don't really know why or who started it. I think it was my grandmother. My two daughters always referred to 'it' as 'Mary' and now so does my granddaughter, although she does say vagina too, she's 8yrs old.

Unfortunately my middle name is Mary ..

I wouldn't advise using fanny if you moved to the states

Out of interest, Envious how do Americans refer to a woman's 'front bottom'?

Vagina is mostly used. Fanny is referred to as the back side.

Yes, I think most of us knew that!

But aren't fanny bags worn at the front ?

When talking to her little ones (boy and girl) about their - as she puts it - "bits", my daughter says "willy" and "flower". Time enough to be correct later. I rather like "undercarriage" as someone mentioned. Never heard that one before.

Fanny packs? Good question

I am teaching dd such words as oesophagus, trachea, intestines, colon, rectum, arteries, arterioles, capilaries, veins, bladder, kidneys, urethra, uterus, umbilicus...

She was learning some of these words from age two.

Anyway, you know when you say there is always one... ?

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Pussey

Wasn't there a song in the 70's called 'I want you to play with my ding a ling'. Bit of a double meaning there- my kids were giggling over that one.

I use the correct terminology, and I don't like 'down there' as a term!

Our DDs knew 'penis' and 'vagina' from toddlerhood.

I heard 'ladygarden' recently which I rather liked as a jokey reference - do much nicer than the abusive terms 'c--t', twat, and so on.

For some reason my parents called my brother's 'willy' his tail! They were/are very prudish about all things under the pants! When my son was growing up we called his his willy but we didn't ever call my daughter's bits anything so I don't know whether this could be considered as a failing on our part! Or is that 'parts'. I'm afraid my DH and I still use the non anatomical names . Even though I had a medical career and am familiar with all the correct terms. Even vas deferens (bloke's anatomy)which I always think sounds like vast difference!

so you can spend a penny and still have something left?

(re tuppence)

DGD calls it her 'coochee'. We grown ups use the Maltese term which sounds like 'osh'(don't know how to spell it and it's a bit vulgar ). We also use the Maltese for 'bottom' which is 'patata' and is quite acceptable even if talking to a doctor

"Rude bits"? Oh, FGS. What on earth is 'rude' about vaginas and penises? Only because people make them so. It's time that children were taught to name their anatomy correctly as a matter of course and then there would be nothing rude about them. It's these silly coy nicknames we give them that are the really rude words!

I so agree.

Bellasnana That puts an entirely different view of an item in Tesco's tapas range - patatas bravas.